Sanitary bed or spring bed-bottom.



.T. WIN GET.

SANITARY BBD 0R SPRING BED BOTTOM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1909.

Patented May 9, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. WINGET.

SANITARY BED 0R SPRING BED BOTTOM.

APPLIUATIGN rILnD No.1, 1909.

992,095. Patented May 9, 1911;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Wz'eses.' l gil/e fi-07 JOHN WINGET,

0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SANITARY BED OR SPRING BED-BOTTOM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jol-IN IVINGET, a citizen of the United States, residing at No. 226 EastTwenty-ifth street, city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Beds or Spring Bed-Bottoms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel method of mounting and supporting a spring bed bottom and to the method of mountingthe springs within a frame whereby a sanitary bed is produced having the advantages of ease of construction and readiness in taking apart for cleaning or transporting, and one object of my invention is to produce a comfortable bed spring and a resilient mounting therefor.

Another object is to so construct the parts as to render it easy for the retail dealer or ordinary mechanic to reconstruct the device when the same has been shipped to him in its knocked-down state.

Other objects of the above device of this invention will appear from the following description of the device.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing the tightening device.

In the construction of my invention as shown in the drawings, the device is illustrated as being applied to what is known as a three-part bed in which the head and foot A-A are connected together by a bed spring frame, and no side rails are used other than those of the said frame. The bed spring frame has four corner irons or tubes, B-B at the head, and similar tubes BB at the foot, and the interior portion b is smooth and has four interior screw threaded bosses b2. The bosses are arranged in pairs, the members of each pair being in the same vertical line, and one pair being at right angles to the other pair. One of these pairs is right threaded while the other is left, thus permitting the engagement with the side members E-E of which there are four, two on each side, and with the end members M-M of which there are also four, two being located at each end. The ends of each of the said sides and end Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 19, 1909.

Patented May 9, 1911.

Serial No. 513,719.

l rails are screw threaded as shown at c in F ig. 3 to engage the right and left threads of the bosses above described.

Vithin the frame formed by the corner irons and rails are mounted the springs II, which may be of the double conical or any other form preferred. These springs are supported by cross wires J, which are connected by clips T to the springs and at their lower ends to the lower side bars E. Crossing the wires J are another series of wires K which extend longitudinally of the frame and are attached at each end in a manner hereinafter described. Similar wires are connected to the tops of the springs. Instead of extending the springs the entire length of the frame there is a row of rings near each end of the frame which lie in t-he plane of the top and bottom coils of the spring as shown in Fig. l. The longitudinal wires after their connection with the rings above described pass over the end rails and then are connected to a roller N which is mounted near the head of the frame in ears b3 which are integral with the irons B. These rollers are held in position by a ratchet wheel D located between the ends of the roller N and a paWl U which is connected to the upper end rail. At the foot of the frame the longitudinal wires extend around the top and bottom end rails thus connecting the top with the supporting wires. Tension springs are connected to the rings at the foot of the frame and to that portion of the longitudinal wires between the end rails. At each side of the frame and above the side rail isa side cable C for holding a mattress in position.

I claim as my invention 1. In bed spring constructions, the combination with a frame having side and end members, springs mounted within the frame, supporting members beneath said springs and passing under the end members of the frame, top members above the said springs and passing over the end members of the frame, and means consisting of a roller to which is attached the top and supporting members for tightening same.

2. In bed spring constructions, the combination with a frame having side and end members, of springs within the frame, two rows of rings near one end of the frame, supporting members beneath said springs connected to one row of rings, top members above said springs connected to the other row-of rings, tension springs connecting the said top and supporting members to the rings, and adjusting means for the top and supporting members which extend from one to the other of the spaced portions of the 15 end members, said spring members also having connections Within said frame whereby l a yielding tension is given to the supporting members.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses:

LOUIS I-I. STEETs, GEO. STEETS.

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